Shot-in-the-arm Definition

noun

(idiomatic) A shot of drug in the arm, to get on a high.

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(idiomatic) A stimulus.

His good marks gave him a shot in the arm.
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Other Word Forms of Shot-in-the-arm

Noun

Singular:
shot-in-the-arm
Plural:
shots in the arm

Shot-in-the-arm Sentence Examples

  • He ends by saying that these Viking raids gave Scotland a shot in the arm as they became known as Spring Break.

  • In 1990, Charlie Sheen was engaged to Kelly Preston, whom he reportedly shot in the arm.

  • Social media need not be the shot in the arm to the news industry.

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